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Those worried that Monday’s ham-in-Paula-Deen’s-face incident would ruin their holiday meals can relax: The T.V. chef is okay after the accident in which someone tragically misaimed a ham at a storage bucket at a charity event in Atlanta. “[Deen]quickly regained focus and kept her humor," says her rep. Speaking later on the radio, Deen laughed, saying the ham “hit me full long in the face and 'bout knocked me cuckoo, but I'm fine." (Us Magazine)
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